---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires gas corporations to file annual gas safety reports"
description: "Requires gas corporations to file annual gas safety reports; authorizes the public service commission to order reasonable improvements to promote public interest, preserve public health and protect those using gas when there is a deficiency in a gas corporation's prioritization or administration of its pipeline replacement projects or operation and maintenance activities related to gas safety."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 978"
citation: "New York A 978 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Paulin"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-03-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2121d459-25a3-4841-9ad4-7e7468595971"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A978"
source_hash: "c01a2c28acd5c9b267aa8764d4ebf458f3de1c83d765c94ccc09f6ac944b9d8e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 978 (2023-2024) — Requires gas corporations to file annual gas safety reports

Requires gas corporations to file annual gas safety reports; authorizes the public service commission to order reasonable improvements to promote public interest, preserve public health and protect those using gas when there is a deficiency in a gas corporation's prioritization or administration of its pipeline replacement projects or operation and maintenance activities related to gas safety.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A978** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A978&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **42–19** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amy Paulin — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-11** REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-17** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-17** REPORTED
- **2023-01-17** RULES REPORT CAL.9
- **2023-01-17** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.9
- **2023-01-17** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-01-17** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-01-17** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** SUBSTITUTED FOR S2227
- **2023-02-14** 3RD READING CAL.164
- **2023-02-14** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-02-14** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-03-03** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-03** SIGNED CHAP.33 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2121d459-25a3-4841-9ad4-7e7468595971`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).